"Here little birdie!" Card / A Child's year

Here's a little card you can make with those " left over" scraps you get when you make cuts using A Child's year. I decided to make a card using a sketch from Mojo Monday using this image. It makes me think that cat's about to PoUnCe! I embossed the "scrap" piece & added it to the card. I also skewed the sketch to fit the cut. It's just my little tidbit. Let me know if you use it! TFL!!

The flower & brad are made of felt.

I used the cuttlebug & swiss dots folder to emboss the paper.

Sneaky peaky!

Ok- I confess!
I can't wait when I have a project I want to share... but I can't just yet because it'll ruin a possibly really cool moment. After all, when you get something in the mail, it's always a little more special if you're not quite sure what it'll be... but we are curious little cats aren't we? So here's a sneaky peaky & you'll have to check back later to see what it was. On that note-leave me a note here letting me know if a surprise blog candy would be appealing to you or anyone you know-I just realized my blogiversary came & went & not even a candle was lit...( insert snicker "yeah babe- that's life!")

Curious?

Butterfly & flowers

Hi everyone,
I made this little card for a special someone using Wild Card & Paislee. I did make a matching envelope but forgot to include a pic ( so sorry). The card base is in white, then cut again in the blue paper. I made the flowers from Paislee using two different flowers from the "button" feature. They were altered a little by my little hands & embossed. The butterfly is stamped twice, layered & was also embossed. I added a huge bow & finished there. I hope the recipient likes it!! TFL!

The glare is from the actual stem. I used a sticker!

I also added a little bling where needed.

close up of butterfly & flowers.

March 2011 Crop Challenge #6 "Triangulating"

I made this page to enter in the challenge over at Life on the Scrap Beach, challenge #6 titled: Triangulating. It's perhaps my favorite type of layouts to make and when I design my paintings it's perhaps the first thing I think of- so it was absolutely in my comfort zone! YAY! I used the font from Printing Press for the first time after seeing how one of my good friends added it to a layout ( & to think I had written it off as uninteresting!) What was I thinking??! I purposely wrote the journaling as if just jotting notes on scrap paper. Enjoy & thanks for looking!!

That's my little stinker making one of his many faces!

Stars were stamped & embossed. I also added dimensional tape to "i". 

Letters for "Roll" are metal. Orange paper was cut using Graphically Speaking. Barbed wire is a stamp.

March 2011 Crop Challenge

Hi everyone! This weekend I was peeking at challenges and Kathryn from Life on the Scrap Beach had some fun ones. I decided to participate in the first one which required the use of white space. It was fun to play around with the idea and I was able to complete a 2-page layout! Alleluia!! I was so excited to actually finish it! The tricky part was that I had mentally committed to using the stickers ( since I'm trying to use what I have this year) and at first I was all "Whaaat? how am I going to incorporate these & not mess it up?!!" but then, with a little help from my friend's son Stephen, voila! It came together. Thank you Stephen!! <---he told me to put the pumpkins INSIDE the cart!. Anywho- if you even read this, thank you & thanks to Kathryn for the challenge!

The circle is canvas & a rub on. Stickers from Jolees.

Stitching on pics are rub-ons also from stash.

The journaling stamp was borrowed. Thanks Mandy!!!
The flower is felt. 

Buttons & brad were from varied brands. I added the twine.

Create a Critter Card/ Mojo Monday 180 Round or Square?

Well hello there peeps! Here's a little card my son requested for a teacher. I got some goodies this week & he saw the chipboard piece with "see ya later alligator" & told me that his music teacher always uses the phrase. It was only natural then that we should make something for her, so after his input- I made this little card using a sketch from Mojo Monday. The sketches available were to either make a round or square card. I chose square & this is what I came up with. I also used another chipboard piece from the same line to embellish the front of the envelope since it won't be mailed. TFL!

Award Thank you's

I'd like to give a huge THANK YOU to Gina from Gina's Crafting Spot for awarding me with the Stylish blogger award, and to Tisha from Tisha's Craft Cove for the generous Liebster award also. I'm combining the two as to avoid being redundant & list 8 things about myself.
1. I love meeting new people ( this has been the greatest reward from blogging!)
2. I love to paint. Yep, I'll do it all day too ( go look @ my murals if you don't believe me!)
3. I love food ( notice the "love"?)
4. I dislike gossip, I've heard it's like throwing feathers to the wind ( you ain't gettin' those words back-so be careful what you say ladies!)
5. My 2 sons are God's greatest gift to me.
6. I love to learn, and always want to be teachable.
7. If you're still reading, I'm honored.
8. I love to laugh.
Now, to pass it on:
1. Janice @ Cricutology.
2. Paula @ More Than Favors.
3. Kathryn @ Life on The Scrap Beach
4. Donna @ Popsicle Toes
5. Pam @ Simply Pam
6. Melissa @ Melissa Made
7. Janis @ Pause Dream Enjoy
8. K. Andrew @ Getting Cricky

God Bless you ladies and all the good work you do! Keep inspiring us all!